Territorial extent and application
- Section 35 sets out the territorial extent of the Act, that is the jurisdictions which the Act forms part of the law of. The extent of an act can be different from its application. Application is about where an act produces a practical effect.
- All provisions of the Act extend to England and Wales and, except where indicated below, apply only to England.
- Sections 11, 16(3), 35-37 and section 15 in the Act extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland, so far as it modifies provisions that extend there. Section 10 extends to Northern Ireland also, but not to Scotland.
- The provisions in sections 15-16 and sections 24, 25 and 32 also apply to Wales. Section 15 applies to Wales, because it modifies section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 in a manner which impacts on functions which have been devolved to the Welsh Ministers and those which are exercisable concurrently by Welsh Ministers and the Secretary of State. Section 15 has been drafted with the consent of the Senedd Cymru.
- See the table in Annex A for a summary of the position regarding territorial extent and application in the United Kingdom.
